JKU's campus is located in the northeast of
Linz, in the
Auhof area of the
St. Magdalena district. The university buildings are placed in a park centered around a pond.
Infrastructure The campus is accessible by the
Linz tram lines
1 and
2 and the express bus line
77. On weekdays, trams travel every five minutes and a trip to the city center (
Hauptplatz) takes approximately 16 minutes. The JKU is also located close to Austria's
autobahn network at the
Dornach exit on the
A7 Mühlkreisautobahn (). In anticipation of extending the campus, an additional autobahn exit,
Auhof, is currently in the construction stages and is expected to better facilitate traffic, allowing a more direct route to the university. A bicycle path in the north-east corner of the town located along the north side of the
Danube river provides direct access to the university and helps to reduce traffic in the area.
Housing Many larger dormitories are within walking distance of the university, such as the
Julius Raab Heim, the
WIST Haus, the
Kepler Heim, the
ESH and the
KHG Heim. Several other dormitories are located in different parts of Linz, providing housing for more than 3,100 students in all of Linz. Some of the dormitories become
hotels during the summer holidays, most notably the
Julius Raab Heim under the name
Hotel Sommerhaus.
Management The vice-chancellor and the Academic Senate are responsible for the university's management. There are several pro-vice-chancellors who are each assigned to specific task areas and who assist the vice-chancellor. The university board is an independent body that advises and counsels the vice-chancellor and the Academic Senate on management issues. Deans and faculty committees are responsible for management on a faculty level. Vice-chancellor and deans are elected for a four-year period whereas faculty committees are elected for a two-year period.
Faculties and degree programs The Johannes Kepler University has four faculties with a total of 127 institutes.
Faculty of Social Sciences, Economics and Business (SoWi) The Faculty of Social Sciences, Economics and Business is the oldest and largest faculty in terms of students and graduates. The faculty consists of 32 institutes and offers academic degrees e.g. in
Economics and Business Administration,
Business Informatics,
Business and Education,
Social Economics,
Sociology and
Statistics. The faculty's abbreviation
SoWi is derived from the German name of the faculty,
Sozial- und Wirtschaftswissenschaftliche Fakultät.
Faculty of Engineering and Natural Sciences (TN) The Faculty of Engineering and Natural Sciences was established in 1969 and initially offered degrees e.g. in
Technical Mathematics,
Computer Science and
Technical Physics. Over time, degrees in
Technical Chemistry,
Mechatronics and
Information Electronics were introduced. RISC was founded in 1987 under
Bruno Buchberger and moved to Hagenberg in 1989. The chairman of RISC as of April 2026 is Carsten Schneider.
Faculty of Law (RE) The Faculty of Law was officially established in 1975. Before that time period, law degrees were offered by the
SoWi faculty, which was then the
Faculty of Social Sciences, Economics, Business and Law. In addition to Diploma and doctorate degrees in law, the RE faculty offers a Bachelor's degree in
Business Law in cooperation with the
SoWi faculty. The abbreviation
RE is derived from the first two letters of the faculty's name German name,
Rechtswissenschaftliche Fakultät. At present, the RE faculty consists of 20 institutes.
Faculty of Medicine (MED) The Faculty of Medicine was founded in 2014. A new MED-Campus is being built.
Interdisciplinary programs The Leading Innovative Organizations program is a one-year master's program offered jointly by the institute for organization, the institute for leadershing and change management and the institute of innovative management. It aims to offer its students the skills required to establish, lead, and manage a successful, innovative, and sustainable organization. The master's degree program in web sciences is divided into branches of study:
social web, web art & design, web business & economy,
web engineering as well as web and the law. It offers those with academic background in various fields a research-led expansion and in-depth look at fields relevant to the web such as technology, business, law, society, art and culture.
Distance learning The JKU maintains several distance learning centers in Austria that offer degrees and courses at the German
FernUniversität Hagen, the British
Open University and JKU's own distance law degree program. == Notable alumni ==